JOEL M. SMITH

Far in the future, we meet the ancients that started humanity on Earth.

“Hey! Stop fartin’ around!” The voice brings me up short. I lower my foot from the last crescent kick that I'd been doing, just inches...

Do you remember what you were doing when you heard the Earth was going to die?

The alarm on my phone went off at 4am. “Good morning! It’s time to wake up. It is June 15th, and the time is 4am. Sunrise today will be...

I am so proud to present this piece of fan fic that a friend wrote, set in my Wood and Water universe.

Here's a short story I wrote a few years ago. Nothing supernatural, just an idea bonking around in my head. The couple sat down at the...

The fate of the world depends on the most unlikely people.

3 million years ago, the first humans came to Earth. They had seeded the Earth with many plants and animals they liked, adding to the...

Harold had heard a marriage counselor once compare sex to eating meals. There are those times when the meal is microwaved pasta or a...